Pro-active Aging…more than fashionable!

Each one of us no matter our age or gender is uniquely awesome and appealing in our own very special way.  Still, the allure of re-inventing ourselves, or maybe just adding a little shine to our outside beauty, is almost irresistible.

These days, men and women spend a lot of time looking in the mirror. Let’s face it – we all probably brush and fluff, dab and smooth, glitz and glam. It’s all part of image-making and presenting your beautiful self to the world.

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Spring has just landed on the calendar.  There is budding evidence that new beginnings are about to blossom.  For parents of romping ‘about to graduate’ students there are telltale signs that change is in the air. Preparation for new life chapters is now in full swing…and sway mode.  It’s an exciting time. Fresh ideas are churned out like butter. It’s an emotional time.  Anxiety can spread quickly. It’s a time of transition, adjustment and growth. But there is also an array of tantalizing and sweet sensations that make spirits soar. Students and parents alike are about to step onto a whole new stage of life. Everyone should lace up, exercise courage and put their best foot forward. Read more »

Happy Mothers Day

Mother’s Day – a day that is celebrated across the globe.  For thousands of years, around the world, Mother’s Day has been recognized and celebrated in a variety of ways. From what I understand the tradition of celebrating Mother’s Day dates back to Ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.  In the 1600’s, the early Christians in England celebrated a day to honor Mary, the mother of Christ

Today, I believe the celebration of Mother’s Day is based on the many emotions between a mother and child.  Every mother and child relationship is unique and filled with sentiment and sensations of all kinds. No matter the relationship you share with your mother today one thing is absolute, you are here now because your mother brought you to life.  That in itself is reason to pay tribute and make merry.

And…Here I am, now, a mother myself of an amazing nineteen year old son who lights up my life every day!  That is what it’s like – being a mother – it is creating life, giving birth to life and living life.   It is a breath-taking experience.  It’s extraordinary.  It is to be celebrated.

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My mother and I were blessed with the opportunity to have many mother and daughter heart to hearts.

Together we lived and shared. Together we imagined and dreamed.  Together we fought battles that we both won and lost. All together, over the years, we moved sideways and forward in life. We reflected, faced challenge and always found the courage to make positive change. With enthusiasm, we experienced the joy of today and with excitement and enchantment we looked within, looked out and looked up.  Many a day and night our spirits soared, our laughter roared and the silly ole ordinary things in every day life seemed wildly extraordinary. Read more »

Possibility Thinkers seek to open pathways, unblock communication and discover new life destinations through people, love, perseverance, connectivity and the ultimate belief that there is  potential and growth in possibility.

Possibility Thinkers are non-accepting of any notion that our fate may be pre-determined, rather they believe that we, ourselves as individuals, create our own fate. Read more »

I believe that Positive people score goals in life not by chance but because they focus on the goals they wish to achieve and positively believe in the “possible.”  Positive people continue to find new avenues and new destinations in their life because they do not entertain the ‘impossible.’  They cherish the ‘possible’ and seek ways to illuminate possibilities.

Positive people value what IS possible.  By nature they have no barriers. Their core beliefs tend to center around  ’including’ rather than ‘excluding’ ideas and other individuals.  Their vision of the world as a whole, and their belief in what can be accomplished by people joining together, is often eye opening and at times somewhat jaw dropping. 

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The thread of a well stitched and crafted story can weave together the fabric for a magnificent quilt that can warmly invite people to take notice of your business, cause and even leadership style.  A beautiful patch-work quilt creatively and deliberately depicts stories of people and in many ways can begin to art their life portfolio.  Jagged cut outs of courage, odd shapes of challenge, open circles of change all make for wonderful conversation. No matter our age or our occupation in life, colourful, child-like imagination always makes for quite a spread!  Great storytelling is illuminating and contagious too. It will encourage you to shine and share!  Read more »